| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (0-1-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Minnesota Vikings (1-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Metropolitan Stadium |
| Start Time | 12:00pm |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 73 degrees, relative humidity 74%, wind 8 mph |
| Vegas Line | Minnesota Vikings -4.0 |
| Over/Under | 42.0 (over) |
| ATL | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | Lynn Cain 3 yard rush (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| Vikings | Sammy White 24 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Vikings | Joe Senser 4 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3rd | Vikings | Bob Tucker 4 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 21 |
| Falcons | Alfred Jenkins 46 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 21 | |
| 4th | Falcons | Alfred Jackson 19 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 20 | 21 |
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 23 yard field goal | 23 | 21 | |
| Vikings | Rick Danmeier 27 yard field goal | 23 | 24 |
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-158-1 | 23-77-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-28-165-2-1 | 30-42-395-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 3-24 |
| Net pass yards | 156 | 371 |
| Total yards | 314 | 448 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-80 | 10-114 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 24 | 123 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 14 | 28 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| William Andrews | ATL | 7 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 2 | 49 | 1 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 4 | 47 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 2 | 29 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Russ Mikeska | ATL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 30 | 42 | 395 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 160 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| Ted Brown | MIN | 10 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 2 | 59 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 8 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 3 | 39 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Joe Senser | MIN | 2 | 17 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Doug Paschal | MIN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Terry LeCount | MIN | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Kenny Johnson | ATL | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Pridemore | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Reggie Smith | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Matt Blair | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Payton | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John James | ATL | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Mazzetti | ATL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Danmeier | MIN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |